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[Captivate General] cybrslug:
A Friend made a lot of calls to old freinds at at&t and Samsung. The codes are out there. I just wish I could help everyone else. For those that are interested in the over all usage of the device on the TMO network I will be happy to answer any questions. I did root mine last night after I unlocked it, but all Browser functionality was working as soon as I entered the unlock code with out and mods to settings. I installed all the aps I had on my My Touch and installed Visual Voicemail today which is also working fine. Other then the loss of 3G it has been fun. Now the wait for a ROM is on!!!
[Captivate General] accinfo:
Quick reply! I wonder how did you unlock your phone too.

Thanks, but...

This is distressing!

I've inputted everything as mentioned.

Then I pressed menu->save

It says "APN empty, Add an APN?" (even though i ust typed everything!)

I press "yes" and i gotta redo everything again.

Okay... this is so weird.

It'll let me input

Name: T-Mobile US 31 260

APN: epc.tmobile.com

and it'll let me save it.

Now the market works, but frontpage of market isn't working. (so i'm really satisfied :})

Thanks croaks, too xP.

I hope it's in the database out there so instead of talking to ATT we can use unlock services out there.
[Captivate General] dewt:
Did you try using market enabler to change to the tmobile ID?

If it works you'll have to use it every time you reboot your phone, but at least it will work.
[Captivate General] accinfo:
Market enabler? Is that like an application I can download?
[Captivate General] Eldorado_:
giz mentioned that the unlock code is very close to the IMEI -- can you confirm that?

do you think it could build a pattern?
[Captivate General] mose2000:
I unlocked my phone as well. You just have to be persistent with ATT. Stick to the facts especially if you are a long time user. When you speak with them know and make sure they don't tell you other wise that the codes are available, there is no 10 month exclusive and you are going overseas so need the code. If they can't answer you makesure your call is elevated until a ticket is assigned. Once assigned call daily about the "promised " code.
[Captivate General] Croak:
When he said that, he meant that the code was close to the IMEI on the email, as in one set of numbers ran into another set of numbers, not that they were similar.
[Captivate General] Croak:
And shot down AGAIN. Told this time that anyone who claimed to have the codes was lying (exact wording from the CSR) and that they don't exist.

I'm really starting to hate AT&T. More than I hate Rogers, and that's a hard act to follow.
[Captivate General] cybrslug:
Yes those of us that are claiming to be unlocked are forum plants here to irritate the masses. LOL...... Liars AHHH!!! I spent six years of my career with AT&T before we were purchased by Cingular. At no time in my tenure would that type of responce be conveyed to an end user.
[Captivate General] accinfo:
ha, keep calling?

my market is still not working, paid app is not working, only free apps.

and APN setting won't allow me to change the setting for MNC AND MMC. Once i change those it won't let me save.
[Captivate General] giz02:
Yes this is what I meant
[Captivate General] giz02:
I am 100% up and running.

Market paid and unpaid work just fine.

I had the SMS time stamp issue (being with Rogers) but installed a market app to correct that issue

MMS wasn't working, but it was related to my apn settings... I was using two seperate APN's (one for data, the other for mms). A friend pointed me to the Rogers Nexus 1 settings, and they worked just fine (single apn).
[Captivate General] accinfo:
Interesting, I have everything working, except voice mail (wrong notification and that's it, i can use it but it'll show in the notification bar that i have a voicemail) + market.
[Captivate General] Croak:
So I got through to another supervisor.

Further confirmation that the information on Giz's website is legit: This latest supervisor I spoke to was familiar with the CSR named in Giz's fax, and she contacted him via IM of some sort while on the phone with me. He verified what he had done for Giz, to a degree.

The problem is, what happens when the ticket is submitted using his process can vary. There is no guarantees...there could be another "sorry" email, or it could be an unlock code in short order. Lather, rinse repeat.

Also, to those of you with the Giz link, there is no special significance to "Location I9", other than where the person's desk is found. My CSR had a different fax number and different location number. She asked for the same things though, receipt, license or passport copy, and if the phone came with a SIM card, that as well (mine didn't so she said not to worry about it).

By the way, I told my first lie in this entire process today. I told the supervisor that I had personally seen the email chain and the unlock code being used by a co-worker (got tired of being called a liar, so I lied, go figure).

That got me to the point where I could say "Look, here's the name of the CSR and his supervisor that solved this problem for my co-worker".

Now, just a matter of waiting a bit longer. Though if I don't have this resolved by this weekend, I'm going to have to return the phone, it's the last chance I'll have to get back down to the store I bought it from before the 30 days is up.
[Captivate General] raychang:
Croak,

Has your "Turbo SIM" from UnlockItNow arrived? Does it work in Samsung Captivate for other carriers? How about wifi, Google Map navigation, etc under the new carriers?

Thanks.
[Captivate General] Croak:
Hasn't arrived yet. May take longer to get to me than it did for accinfo. Canada customs and Post are, shall we say...slower than they are in the US. Hope to see it this week.
[Captivate General] giz02:
Hey, I never guaranteed anyone that they'd get their phone unlocked. I just shared what I did with you guys to show that it is possible. Your results may vary, but the codes are available from ATT.. No question.

You got your crack of day light.. best of luck to you. I didn't lie about anything in my postings, and certainly didn't mean to mislead anyone. I thought it would be a good idea to share the knowledge... Jury is out on whether or not i'd do it again.
[Captivate General] giz02:
That may just be config settings. Have you rooted/reflashed? I'm looking at putting a more generic load on the phone
[Captivate General] jentech:
Well, I went the giz root and faxed my info in without any preamble on the phone. I have now faxed it twice, on Saturday and again on Monday. No answer...yet. Perhaps, I'll try Croak's method.
[Captivate General] Croak:
My apologies, man. I didn't mean to come off like I doubted you, just the opposite.

I do feel sorry for "NB" though, Jentech probably wasn't the only person to blind fax him in the last few days. :)
[Captivate General] jentech:
Now that I know that more than one of us has been able to at least make a crack in ATT, I'll try calling again and see what happens.
[Captivate General] eitan123:
US residence or not

Hi all,

I'm going to follow Giz's path (Thanks Giz) and I was wondering what to tell them as I bought my captivate without contract through a freind of mine who has contract.

I'm not us resident and I'm not in the states now.

Anybody would know?
[Captivate General] Croak:
I'm pretty sure a valid receipt is crucial here, and if your friend bought that phone at a subsidized price, don't expect a lot of luck getting it unlocked from AT&T direct. You may be able to have your friend get it unlocked after 90 days.
[Captivate General] eitan123:
I got it for 500$ + CA tax.

Its not subsidized price.
[Captivate General] Croak:
Doesn't matter what you paid, what did your friend pay AT&T?
[Captivate General] iamcanadian:
Here is a seller on ebay claiming to be able to unlock the phone for 25 dollars. He has pretty good rating.... can anyone confirm?

Thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/UNLOCK-CODE-TMO...d=ViewItem&pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item4aa378e1d7
[Captivate General] omriasta:
Update Unlock code

So, I previously posted that I got an unlock code from At&t and it did not work. Today for the first time I tried to put in a different SIM and got a different unlock screen from when dialing the sequence the email stated. i put in the code and the phone didn't say anything at all, just went to the home screen...

The sim is an overseas one so it didn't work but when I rebooted the phone it didn't ask for the unlock code anymore.

I am now searching for a tmobile sim to test. Will post when I get results.

I have also flashed to the I9000 ROM so I can't give any info about the "market lock".
[Captivate General] nickbarbs:
I just paid him 25 bux so i'll let you know..
[Captivate General] Eldorado_:
i'm gonna give it a whirl too.
[Captivate General] armrob:
just dropped 25$ on the ebay auction also. will see how that goes.
[Captivate General] nickbarbs:
and I just dropped my captivate. 3 nice scratches on the upper right glossy lip of the screen :( lol.
[Captivate General] jentech:
I'll be waiting to know if it works. I will be returning my Captivate in the next day or so, if I can't make anything happen. :(
[Captivate General] jentech:
For those of us who are Canadian, Bell's pricing was just released for their Vibrant.

"If you’ve been holding out for the Samsung Galaxy you’ve only got a couple more days. Want even more good news? Well, Bell has priced this for $149.95 on a 3-year and $499.95.".

That's cheaper than I paid for the Captivate.
[Captivate General] Rad_Fishy:
That's a pretty good price. If I didn't already have a Captivate on the way I'd buy the Vibrant from Bell.
[Captivate General] mack:
so i msged that ebay user selling the unlock codes:

Q: Have you had any success with the AT&T Captivate? Many other remote

sites cannot unlock it because AT&T doesnt have unlock codes due to 10

month exclusive. Can you confirm that this indeed works for the

Captivate?

thank you

A: I have had success on some. Fail on others. It really depends. You may need to pay a little more. I need to update the listing. There was a change made 1 week ago. i get the codes from samsung. and it cost more.

Should i take the risk?
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
I would not. The codes don't come from the manufacturer, they come form the carrier. I know someone that works for a Manufacturer and tests phones. When he needs a code to unlock, he has to call someone at the carrier.
[Captivate General] Rad_Fishy:
Sounds like bull**** to me.
[Captivate General] nickbarbs:
Well, he committed to deliver this through his auction, if he can't then he's got to refund us.
[Captivate General] Eldorado_:
agreed

and even if he did have to go to samsung for it, they wouldn't "charge more"
[Captivate General] armrob:
well i paid and have not received any code yet. but there's no way i will pay more than the 25$ asking price.

saying he had "some success" is not a good sign. the code is not a random number. its either you have access to the codes or u dont.

i smell refund.

bell vibrant is Not bad but unlocking bell phones is also a pain sometimes and even impossible on some models.
[Captivate General] nickbarbs:
He just refunded me, stating that the codes arent available for 90 days.

Looks like for 90 days at the minimum I'll have to use a turbosim.
[Captivate General] Eldorado_:
yup, just refunded me too.

Message from merchant: Hello,

I am sorry ATT made a change. Nothing can do. There is a 90 day wait.

sorry
[Captivate General] basily:
Bell Vibrant?

Can anyone confirm where they're getting specifications for the upcoming Bell Vibrant? Does it really have a front facing camera? And does it work on the same bands as the ATT Captivate? (ie: *850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM and 850 / 1900 / 2100 3G) How much built in memory 8gb or 16gb?:confused::confused:

My girlfriend is in the US today and she can buy me a Captivate from AT&T (they quoted her $349 over the phone!) Or I can wait and buy the Bell Vibrant and not worry about unlocking until later (I need to be able to use it in Canada, Mexico and Europe).
[Captivate General] accinfo:
350 without contract?
[Captivate General] Eldorado_:
the phone will likely work, but not on 3G.

My buddy is using the TMobile Vibrant on Fido right now, it works perfectly fine but it doesn't get 3G.
[Captivate General] basily:
Yup. That's what she was told. It's the AT&T nearest to the Fresno airport.
[Captivate General] basily:
That's not very helpful. We've already established that Bell's Vibrant and T-Mo's Vibrant are not the same.
[Captivate General] Eldorado_:
sorry - i didn't see that confirmed anywhere. But my intention was to simply use this as an example and thus my point stands. Chances are Bell is getting the I9000, which will see the same fate - it doesn't use the same 3G bands as Rogers and Fido. Unless they're developing a new phone entirely, or a new revision like HTC did with the Nexus One when they released the Rogers version.
[Captivate General] Rad_Fishy:
www.telusmobility.com/en/AB/accessories/other_nhdgsim.shtml

When I get my Captivate unlocked is this what I'll need to buy to use it on Telus? Also, what's involved in buying a SIM card? How do they match it up to my account?
[Captivate General] Lancez:
as in Fresno, California?
[Captivate General] basily:
Yup. Is there another?

Again, this is just what the (very nice) guy said on the phone. Nothing confirmed yet. And may not be confirmed from my end if I decide to buy the Bell Vibrant instead.
[Captivate General] basily:
True enough. There doesn't seem to be a source for detailed spec's yet, so it's all hearsay for now... what 3G bands does Bell use?
[Captivate General] jentech:
The Bell Vibrant is HSPA+ not CDMA and uses the same 3G frequencies (850/1900) as Rogers, ATT & Telus according to Bell sales support. It will have to be unlocked though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
[Captivate General] juanchoverd:
can anyone else confirm that the turbosim works? any clues on which brands might work?
[Captivate General] accinfo:
Would you mind if I refer you to this post by one of our most diligent members?

The link is here, if you have any further inquires please do not hesitate and contact any of our staff.
[Captivate General] juanchoverd:
I had read your post before. I was just wondering if someone else had tried buying the turbosim from somewhere else or knew what brand unlockitnow.com sends you. I don't live in the US and don't think they will send it to me, I'd also prefer to buy from a local dealer, but I don't know which one to buy.
[Captivate General] jentech:
Confirmed, the Vibrant does have the front facing camera and 16GB internal memory. I popped into my local Bell store at lunch to play with the demo.
[Captivate General] Berserk87:
could you put up a video of what the sim looks like, showing that it dosn't work with your normal sim until you put the new "sim" under neath it.

:D
[Captivate General] giz02:
Ya, Blind fax probably won't work, that's why I included the whole story. I'd probably call a CSR, stress ATT's 1Call resolution policy, then say that you'll fax proof of purchase/residency in and ask what the CSR's location/fax is, then get them to send it up to the next level.
[Captivate General] accinfo:
Picture of turbosim

I don't have any camera so i wouldn't be any to take vid.

So basically you want me to prove that it works right?

Without using turbosim is a no brainer that only ATT will work.

With turbosim = where you want me to prove.

The only way that I can 'show' you is through a screenshot of the lockscreen where it says "Tmobile." But i don't know how to take screenshot for my phone. I believe there are apps out there that have that function, but they require root access which I'm not yet willing to root my phone.
[Captivate General] basily:
Thanks. I'm in Mexico at the moment, so I can't go into a Bell store and play with one, or else I would. In the meantime, my girlfriend has confirmed and is buying me a Captivate from the AT&T store closest to the Fresno, CA airport. $349 + 35 tax.

At that price, I could always sell it if I decide I want a Bell Vibrant at $499 + HST instead. Kind of a lot extra to pay just for a front facing camera, isn't it?
[Captivate General] mack:
so Rogers just confirmed that they will be launching the Captivate in "the coming weeks" FML my locked at&t captivate just arrived too.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/08/04/r...-s-captivate-will-launch-in-the-coming-weeks/
[Captivate General] accinfo:
That is really cheap. If i were you i would buy all those phones and sell those phone in craiglist or ebay lol

On topic, not exactly. The price for the captivate is SUPPOSED to be 500 bucks.
[Captivate General] jentech:
Don't forget the Captivate is sim locked to ATT. Only one or two people have been successful in getting an unlock code for it. Bell has said they will unlock for $75. Just FYI.
[Captivate General] Eldorado_:
I confirmed with management in support at AT&T that when it's released on Rogers in a couple weeks, the AT&T exclusivity agreement is over and they will start freely handing out codes.

I spoke with them today again and I got as high as I could go without speaking specifically with the Unlock team (who aren't allowed to deal directly with the public), and I was shot down... even after quoting names that giz posted in his initial draft of the website he has -- nothing....

looks like I have to wait until Rogers gets the phone then I can be happy.
[Captivate General] sl8125:
How do get about purchasing the Bell Vibrant if i had no way to Canada at this moment? I checked with Bell CS/Store and authorized agent and were told that i need to come to the store in order to purchase the phone out right/no contract. Is this true? How are others suppose to buy this phone. If they sell the unlock code, that awesome. I buy it. The phone itself is cheaper since it will be convert to USD.

But How do I buy it?
[Captivate General] DarkVasyaK:
Is it possible to get unlock code from AT&T in 90 days when I am already at home (not in the USA) ?
[Captivate General] jentech:
I had all but given up on the unlock, but gave ATT one more call this afternoon, got the usual answer, but after a few minutes of explanations and such was able to get the CSR to talk to a supervisor, who then told her to get my information and she escalated it to the unlock department. Resolution date is August 12th, but supposedly it's always sooner. Now the dillema is do I wait for an answer (cause it could be no) or just buy the Vibrant on Friday?
[Captivate General] romeroej:
i have read the whole thread. and its clear we dont have a unlock mechanism thats working.

somebody seems to have tested a TurboSim like device and got a different sim (From At&t) working.

Has anybody done this. (the person that did it sounded like advertisy...)
[Captivate General] giz02:
Not the best news, but not the worst...
[Captivate General] giz02:
They also gave me a one week resolution date, but I got the code in two days.
[Captivate General] Croak:
Well, after it goes to Rogers, the Captivate will end up being the "common" Galaxy S variant up here, and the Bell Vibrant will be the "rare" one, if that sort of thing is a factor to those of you in Canada, and the Vibrant will be more full-featured, more mod friendly, and probably more variety in accessories.

EDIT: Yep, I'm trying to talk myself into the Vibrant...but that's a whole lot of ugly industrial design to get past. :)
[Captivate General] jentech:
I played with a live demo unit today at Bell. It definitely is more plasticy than the Captivate and does kinda look like an iPhone, but I think I could look past all that with a nice case and the beauty of the screen.
[Captivate General] sl8125:
I too cant get pass the iphony look alike. However, once you look at it in person it's not as bad as it looks. it pretty nice. I want the look of the captivate. however, you said it, the vibrant is going to be mod friendly. the captivate/t-mobile vibrant can do follow the i9000 mods. So far they are both hitting walls to figure out the lag issues. no offense to the devs, they are trying their best. but it's not their fault that the carriers has crippled the phones so that we can even get the right hack working. After the whole searching for mods/hacks and fix, evening begging for assist from the dev in the i9000, i decided and trying to pick up a Bell Vibrant. Don't care if i pay little extra to get unlock by Bell. At least they have a solution. Now i need a vendor who can sell the phone via internet or telephone. Can't believe all this chit for a phone. LOL.
[Captivate General] prking07:
turbosim

Guys i too can confirm that the turbo sim does indeed work!! i just used one on my friends captivate and it works %100. hes using it with a claropr sim(from puerto rico) data works, 3gworks, market works, calls work, everything is a go! we even rooted it, and installed market enabler on it. just to let you guys know.
[Captivate General] Croak:
Don't get too gushy yet, it may still need its own kernel to work, and we don't have any unlocked units from Bell yet. We'll know more about all of that on Friday.

The real good news is that you'll see these showing up used on Craigslist in a few weeks for $350 or less, as people turn subsidy discounts into cash. :)
[Captivate General] sl8125:
Is there a craigslist in Canada?
[Captivate General] juanchoverd:
thats great! do you know what kind of turbosim you used? or are they all the same?
[Captivate General] Croak:
For ****s sake, it's not like it's West Virginia or something. :)
[Captivate General] astralmind:
I am very much interested into this too as I guess everyone else is right ? I mean, this would give us an unlocked Bell Vibrant comes this Friday which would make my week..
[Captivate General] Davindy:
I'm very interested in the Vibrant is well, my only issue is the $75 unlock fee.....has this been confirmed? That would push the cost of this phone to around $650.....that's a little too pricey for me.....

Have to wait till Friday I guess, if I can pick one up in a week or two on a classified site for less than it would be worthwhile for sure....

Any dates for the Rogers Captivate yet?
[Captivate General] Jreddekopp:
You said it. My locked Captivate should be arriving this week. Oh well...
[Captivate General] jentech:
Bell customer support told me today that it would be $75. That said, I'm considering moving to Bell anyway, so before I signup, I'd make sure they waive the fee.
[Captivate General] sl8125:
Wow, just an innocent question bro. my bad if you were offended. I didn't know. i thought craigslist was just in the US. Thanks for the info though. I make sure ck it out. Also, i thought the phone was 499 CAD. Where did 650 come from?

Why get the Captivate? Bell vibrant will be more modifiable. It's hardware/software is compare to the i9000. all the fix/mod should work without any problems. Unlike the Captivate/Tmobile Vibrant.
[Captivate General] Eldorado_:
correct me if i'm wrong, dont they all share very similar (exact?) hardware? I thought it was just physical changes and superfluous hardware like button changes, front facing cameras and keyboards... nothing (i think) changes from the core hardware, phone to phone.
[Captivate General] Davindy:
I was just saying, HST, and unlock fee brings the phone to roughly the $650 range (good ol HST :rolleyes:)

I don't know what to do, I've been without a phone for close to 3 months now, I just keep waiting on new phones only to find out there's some reason it won't work for me on Rogers, I do like the Bell version, but it's ugly to me.....anyway I'm just ready to get a phone and not look back, but the price has to be right, and a highly supported phone in the community (custom ROMS etc...) is important to me as well, making me lean more towards the Bell Vibrant, but $650 is high, I wonder how soon the unlocking sites will have codes and what they'll charge? Also, like another member said, these things will start popping up everywhere on classified sites.....

(sorry for the rant....)
[Captivate General] Davindy:
That's a very good point, I would like to know the answer to that as well......???